Month: May 2023

Teaching Languages | 5 Weeks of Language Learning Activities using Paper | Week 4

This week, we explore activities for teaching languages, including interactive games to make with flash cards and instant quizzes. Teaching Languages | Language Learning Activities using Paper _______________ Simple Index Cards Set of Flash Cards Different rules for playing Go Fish Memory or Concentration Game Have students take pictures of your vocabulary on the cards… Read More Teaching Languages | 5 Weeks of Language Learning Activities using Paper | Week 4

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Spanish Grammar | Present tense verbs + adjectives

Learn Spanish grammar in context. In this video, you’ll hear present tense verbs to talk about family. Want to master Spanish? Do it in the Lab. https://real-life-language.teachable.com/p/speak-spanish-like-a-native Do you teach Spanish? Save yourself a ton of time and money with my creations over decades of summers. https://real-life-language.teachable.com/p/immersive-beginning-spanish-lessons If you teach languages, you probably love languages,… Read More Spanish Grammar | Present tense verbs + adjectives

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Teaching Languages | Assessment for Teaching & Learning | Week 1

Teaching Languages | Assessment for Teaching & Learning In this series, we talk about assessment for teaching languages. ___________________________ Over the next five weeks, we’re going to be talking about assessment. There are so many ways to assess your learning The hand A good check-in for learners Useful for independent language teachers Listen to native… Read More Teaching Languages | Assessment for Teaching & Learning | Week 1

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Teaching Languages | Journal activities | Week 4

Teaching Languages | Journal activities This week, we’ll explore teaching languages with journal activities, including some activities from drama. ___________________ Welcome to the 5-Week Linguist Show! In this fourth week of discussing journal activities, Janina will share specific activities that she has done that helped her to go move up levels. Slang It’s easy for… Read More Teaching Languages | Journal activities | Week 4

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Teaching Languages | Pleasurable language learning | Week 3

This week, we talk all about making reading comprehensible for teaching languages and learning them, too. _________________________ Today, we are in the third week of five weeks of pleasurable language learning week, and we will talk more about binge-watching. Krashen Research on Pleasure Reading Two hyperpolyglots The Linguist website Tim Ferriss Four-hour workweek Mini-retirement An… Read More Teaching Languages | Pleasurable language learning | Week 3

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Spanish Grammar | Present tense verbs

Learn Spanish grammar in context. In this video, you’ll hear present tense verbs to talk about pastimes. Want to master Spanish? Do it in the Lab. https://real-life-language.teachable.com/p/speak-spanish-like-a-native Do you teach Spanish? Save yourself a ton of time and money with my creations over decades of summers. https://real-life-language.teachable.com/p/immersive-beginning-spanish-lessons If you teach languages, you probably love languages,… Read More Spanish Grammar | Present tense verbs

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Teaching Languages | Reading to learn languages | 2

In this second week of reading for teaching languages, we talk about learning to read in other languages. _______________________ We will continue our series on reading to learn languages. Before, we discussed about learning to read our language and using that to read and learn a new language. We also share some tips for beginners… Read More Teaching Languages | Reading to learn languages | 2

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